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27/03/2017

The abstracts of the Symposium’s presentations are now available!

The abstracts of the Symposium’s presentations as well as the biography of the speakers are now available! Read more

20/03/2017

Programme of the 8th European Beer and Health Symposium released!

The Programme of the 8th European Beer and Health Symposium, which will be held on the 20th of April 2017, has been released! Read more

08/03/2017

Meta-analysis: alcohol consumption protects against heart attack

Alcohol consumption decreases the risk of heart attack with approximately 33%. That is the conclusion of a recent meta-analysis. The meta-analysis is published in the scientific journal Farmacia. Read more

20/02/2017

Reducing alcohol consumption to two glasses a day decreases blood pressure

People that drink two glasses a day do not have to reduce their alcohol consumption to decreases their blood pressure. That is the conclusion of a recent meta-analyse. The meta-analysis is published in the scientific journal The Lancet. Read more

14/02/2017

Meta-analysis: moderate alcohol consumption protects against dementia

Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with reduced risk of dementia. That is the conclusion of a recent meta-analysis that was published in the scientific journal European Journal of Epidemiology. Read more

30/01/2017

Beer, wine, and spirits and type 2 diabetes risk

It was already known that alcohol decreases the risk of type 2 diabetes. For the first time researchers investigated the effect of specific beverages on type 2 diabetes risk. Wine decreases the risk significantly, but it seems that also beer and spirits have beneficial effects. The meta-analysis is published in the scientific journal Journal of Diabetes Investigation. Read more

16/12/2016

Scientific database on moderate beer consumption and health online

A scientific database on moderate beer consumption and health is now online. The database contains the original abstracts from scientific publications mostly published since 2000. The database covers topics such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, body weight, brain and more. Read more

06/12/2016

Differing association of beer consumption with different stroke types

Moderate alcohol consumption – including beer – decreases the risk of ischemic stroke and has no adverse effect on other types of stroke. This is the conclusion of a recent meta-analysis published in the scientific journal BMC Medicine. Read more

25/11/2016

A beer after mental stress?

Dutch researchers conclude that moderate beer consumption shortly after a mental stress test attenuates the physical stress response. This was published in the scientific journal Alcohol. Read more

21/11/2016

Moderate beer consumption does not increase mortality risk after coronary artery bypass

A recently published article concludes that the risk of dying did not differ between abstainers and moderate consumers after a coronary artery bypass. This article was published in the scientific journal BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. Read more

21/11/2016

Save the date: 8th European Beer and Health Symposium 20 April 2017 in Brussels

I am pleased and honoured to invite you to the 8th European Beer and Health Symposium that will be held on the 20th of April 2017 in Brussels. The Symposium will look at moderate beer consumption’s place in a healthy lifestyle and at how drinking guidelines reflect the evidence base. The Organising Committee I have the privilege of chairing is working to the development of a comprehensive programme that will offer you an overview of the most recent and interesting research on the matter that will fuel fruitful discussions. Read more

14/11/2016

News

The abstracts of the Symposium’s presentations are now available!

Programme of the 8th European Beer and Health Symposium released!

Meta-analysis: alcohol consumption protects against heart attack

Reducing alcohol consumption to two glasses a day decreases blood pressure

Meta-analysis: moderate alcohol consumption protects against dementia

Beer, wine, and spirits and type 2 diabetes risk

Scientific database on moderate beer consumption and health online

Differing association of beer consumption with different stroke types

A beer after mental stress?

Moderate beer consumption does not increase mortality risk after coronary artery bypass

Save the date: 8th European Beer and Health Symposium 20 April 2017 in Brussels

World Diabetes Day 2016 – Effects of moderate beer consumption

Beer consumption decreases cardiovascular and ischaemic heart mortality in women

The programme of the Fifth International Symposium of Beer is now available

Moderate beer consumption does not increase the risk of stroke

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